Famous Sportspersons - List of Famous Sportspersons - page 19

Play a few games and get fame and fortune in return; who wouldn’t love that? Athletes and sportsmen, and women, have always been a great sour of inspiration for everyone. A few examples that would come to mind would be people like Michael Jordan, who was actually denied the opportunity to play on the varsity basketball team because he was too short; and Dick Hoyt, better known as Team Hoyt amongst athletic circles for being the father who took to triathlons just so that his disabled son could enjoy being a part of them; he has successfully completed 6 Ironman races. They symbolize the level of fitness, competitive edge, physique, popularity and fame that everyone wishes they had. In some countries, certain sportsmen are so famous and admired that they are actually worshiped. That said, it must be made clear that achieving that level of fame is no easy task and requires years of dedicated practice and training. Great athletes, whether they be cricketers, basketball or baseball players, formula 1 drivers, footballers or rugby players put in a substantial amount of their time and energy in perfecting their skills. To know more about such individuals, their life’s story, timeline, trivia and interesting facts, you just have to breeze though the list of biographies mentioned below.

The Most Famous Sportspersons

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Jürgen KloppJune 16, 1967GermanJürgen Klopp is a German football manager, and a former professional football player
Yao MingSeptember 12, 1980ChineseYao Ming is a retired Chinese basketball player who played for Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
Brock LesnarJuly 12, 1977AmericanBrock Edward Lesnar is a popular American wrestler, American football player, as well as a martial artist
Marcus RashfordOctober 31, 1997BritishMarcus Rashford is an English professional footballer
Brandon BurlsworthSeptember 20, 1976AmericanBrandon Burlsworth was a football player who played for the Arkansas Razorbacks
Scottie PippenSeptember 25, 1965AmericanScottie Pippen is an American retired basketball player
Shayna BaszlerAugust 8, 1980AmericanShayna Baszler is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
Jey UsoAugust 22, 1985AmericanJey or Joshua Samuel Fatu is an American professional wrestler
Richard SandrakApril 15, 1992UkrainianRichard Sandrak, better known as Little Hercules, is a martial artist, bodybuilder and actor
Monika DannemannJune 24, 1945GermanCheck out all that you wanted to know about Monika Dannemann, the famous German Figure Skater & Painter; her birthday, her family and personal life, her boyfriends, fun trivia facts and more.
Natalie Coughlin

Natalie Coughlin

Natalie Coughlin is an American swimmer and winner of twelve Olympic medals

AmericanAugust 23, 1982185 views

Sir Donald Bradman

Sir Donald Bradman was an Australian cricketer hailed as the greatest ever Test batsman of all time

AustralianAugust 27, 1908148 views

George Blanda

George Blanda was an American football quarterback known as ‘The Grand Old Man’ for his unbelievably long career

AmericanSeptember 17, 1927527 views

Leander Paes

Leander Paes is an Indian tennis player counted among the world’s best doubles player

IndianJune 17, 1973122 views

Dhyan Chand

Considered to the greatest ever field hockey player, Dhyan Chand helped India win three Olympic gold medals

IndianAugust 29, 1905201 views

Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev is a former Indian cricketer who led his team to World Cup victory in 1983

IndianJanuary 6, 1959198 views

Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar is a former Indian cricketer considered to be among the best opening batsmen in cricket history

IndianJuly 10, 194994 views

Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand is a five time winner of the World Chess Championship

IndianDecember 11, 1969145 views

Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh is a former Indian track and field sprinter also known as The Flying Sikh

IndianNovember 20, 1929401 views

Mary Kom

Mary Kom is an Indian boxer who has the distinction of being a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion

IndianMarch 1, 1983116 views